Doing Business in World Regions

The Professional MBA Program at Saint Mary’s College School of Economics and Business Administration requires all students to take the travel course GMAN 319, Doing Business in World Regions. This course is intended to expand our students’ vision of how business operates worldwide by offering the chance to travel abroad for a 9-day program. The schedule for each trip will include company visits to top corporations, lectures from leading faculty members and eye-opening cultural experiences. In keeping with our missions Think Globally. Lead Responsibly, students see firsthand the significance of the impact of these countries on American business, culture and the world economy.

Doing Business in World Regions Overview:

4-quarter-unit course.

9 day travel takes place between the spring and summer quarters.

2 class meetings at SMC; one pre-trip and one post-trip.

Single occupancy is an additional cost of $700.

Course tuition fee includes hotel, all breakfasts and most lunches, ground transportation while on the trip and course materials. Participants will be required to cover the cost of airfare, round trip ground transportation from the airport to the hotel, passport fees, visa application fees (depending on travel destination), the cost of any required inoculations and travel insurance.

A non-refundable travel fee of $500 prior to the trip is required to hold your spot on the trip. The deposit is in addition to the course tuition. The deposit cannot be applied towards future travel.

Students may bring a guest, but they are not allowed to join the student in the daily activities hosted by the university.

“{GMAN 319} was truly a unique and valuable experience…The course engages students to become aware and learn how business operates there so we can be better prepared for leadership roles at global companies.”

~ Justin Frazier, EMBA Silicon Valley

"The quality of speakers, the material they presented and the companies we visited were the best we could have asked for and far exceeded any expectations I had going in to the trip. This truly was the best trip I have ever been on and I could not replicate the experiences or the people with which I traveled."

~ Julio Gutierrez

"I now have a deeper curiosity for other cultures and would love to make new friendships from people all over the world."

~ Marie Heier

There hasn’t been one day since I landed back home that I haven’t thought about my experience in Korea. My personal travels would have never allowed me to gain so much knowledge about a culture so quickly. It wasn’t just a trip for the sake of traveling, it is quality beating quantity.

~ Nicholas Checkouras

Take a moment to read the Doing Business in World Regions the Beijing (previous trip in 2012) and Korea course journals as reported by associate director of academic services, Janet Amador.